Elizabeth Hannah Brown, at right, shakes hands with President Zach P. Messitte, after he handed her her diploma on May 12, 2013.

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Taima Kern
| Action Publications

Ripon College hosted its 147th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12.

In addition to the celebration and recognition of the class of 2013 graduates, Ripon College also conferred the Distinguished Educator Award to Andrew Britton, a social studies teacher from Oshkosh West High School, and the conferring of Honorary Degrees of Scientiae Doctor to Steven Brams, Ph.D., a professor of politics at New York University and Nate Silver, M.S., a writer and statistician from the New York Times. Silver also gave the commencement address, followed by the presentation of the gift from the senior ...